Isabella's Imaginative Book Ideas

In the book, The Candymakers, by Wendy Mass, four kids are chosen to compete in a national candy making competition. The book gives each of their perspectives on the event. The first perspective comes from Logan, the candymaker’s son. Then it goes on to Miles, then Daisy, and finally Philip. The four kids are given a tour of the candy factory to help them learn more about the candy making process and to prepare them for the competition. From the start, Logan is confident about the way around the factory, but feels the urge to prove himself.  Miles is a kid who always carries around a backpack, Daisy is a happy girl who wears bright fun colors, and Philip is very serious and is always taking notes in his notebook. But they are not all as they seem. Each character has their own motive for being there. But as the story goes on, some of their motives change. They unveil secrets about themselves. Each character is hiding something, but what? Read The Candymakers, by Wendy Mass to find out.

If you like this book you might also like the book, The Donut King, by Jessie Janowitz. Seventh grader, Tris, runs a donut shop with his friend, Josh, in small town Petersville, New York. The town is threatened with extinction because of not enough people and the Donut Shop doesn’t have enough donuts to sell. So, Tris enters a televised contest called Can You Cut It, to promote Petersville, and win enough money to buy a Donut Robot which would help produce donuts while he and Josh are at school. But things take an unexpected turn for the worse on the show when he is given unfair treatment by the head judge. Read The Donut King by Jessie Janowitz to find out what Tris does, and don’t forget to read The Candymakers by Wendy Mass.

In the book, Finding Orion, by John David Anderson, it follows the story of Orion Kwirk, who goes by Rion. Rion has a pretty odd family. His dad develops odd flavors of jelly beans which he serves as dinner, his mom works at the local planetarium and named all three of her kids after constellations, his older sister Cassiopeia who goes by Cass is into theater and has a pet snake, and his younger sister Lyra is a walking dictionary. So, when Rion’s grandfather, Papa Kwirk, a Vietnam War veteran, suddenly dies, the Kwirks are taken by surprise and travel back to Greenburg, Illinois to go to his funeral. They stay with Rion’s great aunt, Aunt Gertie who is a collector. Aunt Gertie tells them that his grandfather wanted his funeral or funneral as she calls in, to be fun instead of sad. When they get to the funeral, Rion realizes that most of the townspeople knew his grandfather better than he did. His dad isn’t very fond of the funneral and demands to see his father’s body even though it’s closed casket. But when he opens the casket, he doesn’t see his father’s body, instead he finds a clue. Aunt Gertie explains that written in Papa Kwirks will, it states that he wants his son to go on a scavenger hunt to find his ashes. Rion’s dad isn’t very happy about this and tells his family to start packing up because they are leaving tomorrow morning. But Rion can’t help but feel like he will regret not solving the scavenger hunt. Will they find Papa Kwirks ashes, or will they leave without trying?

If you like this book you might also like the book, Granted, which is also by John David Anderson. Ophelia Delphinium Fidgets is a granting fairy, the type of fairy that grants human’s wishes every day. Her Haven, where she lives, relies on the granting fairies to get their magic. So, when she gets her first wish to grant, a replacement to a girl’s stolen bike, she is really excited. But granting a wish proves harder than she thought. With the help of a loyal dog by her side, will she be able to grant the wish? Read Granted to find out and don’t forget to also read Finding Orion, both by John David Anderson.